2011 Fourth of July

The City of Lafayette celebrates the 4th of July with a fireworks display over Waneka Lake. People began to surround Waneka Lake as early as 4 p.m. in anticipation of the pyrotechnic display. The fireworks exploded into colorful displays just after 9 p.m. and were received with cheers by the delighted crowd. (C. Alan Crandall/Colorado Hometown Weekly)

The City of Lafayette celebrates the 4th of July with a fireworks display over Waneka Lake. People began to surround Waneka Lake as early as 4 p.m. in anticipation of the pyrotechnic display. The fireworks exploded into colorful displays just after 9 p.m. and were received with cheers by the delighted crowd. (C. Alan Crandall/Colorado Hometown Weekly)

The City of Lafayette celebrates the 4th of July with a fireworks display over Waneka Lake. People began to surround Waneka Lake as early as 4 p.m. in anticipation of the pyrotechnic display. The fireworks exploded into colorful displays just after 9 p.m. and were received with cheers by the delighted crowd. (C. Alan Crandall/Colorado Hometown Weekly)

The City of Lafayette celebrates the 4th of July with a fireworks display over Waneka Lake. People began to surround Waneka Lake as early as 4 p.m. in anticipation of the pyrotechnic display. The fireworks exploded into colorful displays just after 9 p.m. and were received with cheers by the delighted crowd. (C. Alan Crandall/Colorado Hometown Weekly)

The City of Lafayette celebrates the 4th of July with a fireworks display over Waneka Lake. People began to surround Waneka Lake as early as 4 p.m. in anticipation of the pyrotechnic display. The fireworks exploded into colorful displays just after 9 p.m. and were received with cheers by the delighted crowd. (C. Alan Crandall/Colorado Hometown Weekly)

The City of Lafayette celebrates the 4th of July with a fireworks display over Waneka Lake. People began to surround Waneka Lake as early as 4 p.m. in anticipation of the pyrotechnic display. The fireworks exploded into colorful displays just after 9 p.m. and were received with cheers by the delighted crowd. (C. Alan Crandall/Colorado Hometown Weekly)

The City of Lafayette celebrates the 4th of July with a fireworks display over Waneka Lake. People began to surround Waneka Lake as early as 4 p.m. in anticipation of the pyrotechnic display. The fireworks exploded into colorful displays just after 9 p.m. and were received with cheers by the delighted crowd. (C. Alan Crandall/Colorado Hometown Weekly)

The City of Lafayette celebrates the 4th of July with a fireworks display over Waneka Lake. People began to surround Waneka Lake as early as 4 p.m. in anticipation of the pyrotechnic display. The fireworks exploded into colorful displays just after 9 p.m. and were received with cheers by the delighted crowd. (C. Alan Crandall/Colorado Hometown Weekly)

The City of Lafayette celebrates the 4th of July with a fireworks display over Waneka Lake. People began to surround Waneka Lake as early as 4 p.m. in anticipation of the pyrotechnic display. The fireworks exploded into colorful displays just after 9 p.m. and were received with cheers by the delighted crowd. (C. Alan Crandall/Colorado Hometown Weekly)

The City of Lafayette celebrates the 4th of July with a fireworks display over Waneka Lake. People began to surround Waneka Lake as early as 4 p.m. in anticipation of the pyrotechnic display. The fireworks exploded into colorful displays just after 9 p.m. and were received with cheers by the delighted crowd. (C. Alan Crandall/Colorado Hometown Weekly)

Exzandra Romero, 12, and Anna Rath, 13, right, dig into their bags for more candy to throw along the parade route during Fourth of July celebration in Firestone on Monday, July 4, 2011. (Joshua Buck/Times-Call)

Duke Sablo, 91, and the Swinging Seniors, a rhythm band from the Longmont Senior Center, break into song during Fourth of July celebration in Thompson Park on Monday, July 4, 2011. Sablo usually plays harmonica for the group, but with the Longmont Symphony Orchestra there, "how can I compete with that?" he said. (Joshua Buck/Times-Call)